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Most recently came across this little gem. I ADORE her little eyes! She is by far the cutest, (and most difficult ’cause she jumps around a lot!) arachnid to shoot that I’ve come across! Those big button eyes, the look of pure innocence!

Today, on the 6th day of ‘A bug a Day’ project, I present to you a very tiny spider I found on a bottle of Fairy washing up liquid. Rough estimate of 3 millimetres in width and 4 millimetres in length. The smallest spider I’ve shot to date. I can honestly say my eye … Continue reading →

Saw this little critter on my shower door. It’s pink as my flash was on, which reflected of my pink puff, which then illuminated the spider… will be looking into colour-reflective technology from this point onwards. This shot was taken using: Camera – Canon EOS RebelX S Lens – f/3.5 18-55mm – with … Continue reading →

I had some negative feedback from these macro shots, I can see why. Many eight eyed spiders are visually semi-impaired, they pick up changes in light, basic shapes and motion. This image above shows the torn exoskeleton of a spiders limb. Where the muscle and flesh is protected within the skeleton, being a stiff support structure on … Continue reading →